At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 16 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as: GreenChef, EveryPlate, Chef's Plate, Factor, and Youfoodz. YOUR ROLE We are seeking a Senior Downstream Planning Manager to address our currently fragmented planning processes and create a single, company-wide process for downstream planning with a focus on production and labor planning. This role is central to unlocking significant operational and financial efficiencies by translating demand and capacity plans into actionable production and labor strategies. You will support the Central Planning team in the new centralized EU/ANZ operations, helping to shift our process from reactive to proactive. YOUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY Lead the design and standardization of global production and labor planning processes by auditing current practices across markets. You will define unified processes and translate business requirements into seamless system integration with Tech. Develop and maintain an advanced mid-term labor prediction and optimization process in collaboration with the Tech team to translate production volumes into labor needs. This will incorporate factors like productivity, absences, and attrition to improve accuracy and reduce costs. Co-lead the implementation and roll-out of the new standardized processes and tools across all markets, working alongside the Tech team to ensure all markets meet the defined standard. Define and track key planning KPIs, establish and lead a regular cadence of performance review meetings with market stakeholders to discuss results, challenges, and create action plans. YOUR PROFILE A university degree in Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, Supply Chain Management, or a related field with a focus on planning. At least 3 years of professional experience in resource planning, operations planning or in a similar role. Strong data analytics skills, with experience in Google Workspace, SQL, and data visualization tools. A collaborative and influential communication style, with a proven ability to work with multiple stakeholders in different countries and persuade them toward a common goal. Excellent project management skills with a careful and thorough approach to accomplishing tasks. A keen interest in operational processes and their continuous improvement. WHAT WE OFFER YOU Modern and comfortable working space with great co-workers in Berlin-Kreuzberg* Discount for HelloFresh boxes and Convini products Development possibilities along with internal trainings and a yearly Learning & Development budget Flexible working hours including Work From Home/Work from Abroad/Sabbatical Policy, as well as a home office set up budget Extensive Onboarding and Buddy Program Social events including team events, Friday beers, company runs, book club, etc. Discounted fitness offers with our Urban Sports Club and John Reed partners and yoga classes Well-being initiatives in cooperation with Headspace and Spill Childcare and company pension scheme benefit Monthly transportation budget via NAVIT